Programs

  • Program 1 [2021]

    COMPAS DELIVERS ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMING IN PERFORMING, LITERARY, MUSICAL, AND VISUAL ARTS. THE 120+ TALENTED ARTISTS AND ENSEMBLES THAT MAKE UP OUR ROSTER OF TEACHING ARTISTS DELIVER OUR PROGRAMS. THEY HAIL FROM 40+ DIFFERENT ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS AND BRING YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BUILDING PEOPLE'S ARTISTIC SKILLS TO EACH PROGRAM. COMPAS' BUSINESS MODEL HAS BEEN TO BRING PROGRAMS INTO COMMUNITIES: SCHOOLS, SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, ETC. WHETHER PARTICIPATING IN AN HOUR-LONG PERFORMANCE, A WEEKS-LONG RESIDENCY OR ONE OF OUR NEW ONLINE SYNCHRONOUS OR PRE-RECODED PROGRAMS, PARTICIPANTS ENJOY A RICH AND OFTEN PROFOUND, CREATIVE EXPERIENCE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)CREATIVE COMMUNITY: CREATIVE PROGRAMMING IS BROUGHT INTO ALL TYPES OF COMMUNITY. SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND TRAINING ENABLE OUR TEACHING ARTISTS TO PARTNER WITH SITES TO DEVELOP ACTIVELY CREATIVE EXPERIENCES THAT BUOY THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS AND INTERESTS.EXAMPLE PROGRAMS: YOUTH PROGRAMS: TEENS CREATE A BRIGHTER FUTURE THROUGH CREATIVE PROGRAMMING, MENTORSHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS DESIGNED WITH AND FOR THEM. ARTFUL AGING: OLDER ADULTS EXPERIENCE JOY AND SATISFACTION FROM HANDS-ON, THERAPEUTIC, ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES. PEOPLE DISCOVER NEW TALENTS, REKINDLE OLD INTERESTS, BANISH ISOLATION & CREATE STUNNING ART. DELIVERED BY ART KITS - VIRTUALLY AND SOME IN-PERSON.ANYPLACE ARTS: CREATIVE PROGRAMMING AT LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, SHELTERS, FESTIVALS AND OTHER SITES STRETCH PARTICIPANTS' CREATIVE MUSCLES AND OPEN THEIR EYES TO WHAT THEY ARE TRULY CAPABLE OF. ACCESS ARTS: THROUGH THE ARTS, ADULTS LIVING WITH INTELLECTUAL, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES ARE EMPOWERED TO BE CREATIVE, CONNECT WITH OTHERS, AND THRIVE. WOMEN'S WRITING PROGRAM: WOMEN IN COUNTY JAILS BUILD CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS AND DEVELOP A POWERFUL TOOL FOR REFLECTING ON THEIR LIVES FOR UNDERSTANDING AND HEALING (ON HIATUS FOR MOST OF FY2021). PARTICIPANT AGES RANGE FROM 5 TO 105. OVER 60% ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. 70-75% OF PROGRAMMING TAKES PLACE IN THE 7 COUNTY METRO AREA (FY2021: 29,602 PEOPLE SERVED).
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $435K

  • Program 2 [2021]

    CREATIVE CLASSROOM: EACH YEAR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS UNLOCKED THEIR CREATIVE AND INTELLECTUAL POTENTIAL THROUGH CREATIVE EXPERIENCES BROUGHT TO THEM BY COMPAS. CREATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT IGNITE STUDENTS' IMAGINATIONS ARE DELIVERED IN CLASSROOMS IN-PERSON OR ONLINE. WORKING WITH SCHOOLS' UNIQUE NEEDS, COMPAS TEACHING ARTISTS BUILD CUSTOMIZED CREATIVE CURRICULUM THAT INTEGRATES THE ARTS IN WAYS THAT SUPPORT CLASSROOM OBJECTIVES AND DEVELOP WHOLE, PROBLEM-SOLVING, CREATIVE MINDS. EVERY LEARNER CREATES, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR ABILITIES, GIVING EACH STUDENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND GROW (FY2021: 13,769 PEOPLE SERVED).
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $322.9K

  • Creative Community Programming

    CREATIVE COMMUNITY COMPAS DELIVERS CREATIVE EXPERIENCES THAT SPAN A WIDE RANGE OF PERFORMING, VISUAL, LITERARY, DIGITAL, AND MUSICAL DISCIPLINES. THE 120+ TEACHING ARTISTS AND ENSEMBLES WHO MAKE UP OUR ROSTER DELIVER IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IN MINNESOTA (SHELTERS, LIBRARIES, YOUTH CENTERS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT CENTER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, JUSTICE PROGRAMS, OLDER ADULT CENTERS, ETC.). TEACHING ARTISTS REPRESENT MORE THAN 40 DIFFERENT CULTURAL AND RACIAL BACKGROUNDS AND BRING YEARS OF EXPERIENCE THAT IGNITE PARTICIPANTS' CREATIVITY WHETHER PROGRAMS ARE WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES, OR LONGER RESIDENCIES. NO MATTER THE LENGTH OF THE PROGRAM, COMPAS ENSURES THAT EACH PARTICIPANT FULLY EXPERIENCES THE ARTFORM AND IS EXPOSED TO ITS CONTEXT AND HISTORY INSTEAD OF BEING PASSIVE AUDIENCE MEMBERS. CREATIVE COMMUNITY: CREATIVE PROGRAMMING IS BROUGHT INTO ALL TYPES OF COMMUNITY. SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND TRAINING ENABLE OUR TEACHING ARTISTS TO PARTNER WITH SITES TO DEVELOP ACTIVELY CREATIVE EXPERIENCES THAT BUOY THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS AND INTERESTS.EXAMPLE PROGRAMS: YOUTH PROGRAMS: TEENS CREATE A BRIGHTER FUTURE THROUGH CREATIVE PROGRAMMING, MENTORSHIPS AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS DESIGNED WITH AND FOR YOUTH.ARTFUL AGING: OLDER ADULTS EXPERIENCE JOY AND SATISFACTION FROM HANDS-ON, THERAPEUTIC, ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES. PEOPLE DISCOVER NEW TALENTS, REKINDLE OLD INTERESTS, BANISH ISOLATION & CREATE STUNNING ART. DELIVERED BY ART KITS - VIRTUALLY AND SOME IN-PERSON.ANYPLACE ARTS: CREATIVE PROGRAMMING AT LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, SHELTERS, FESTIVALS AND OTHER SITES STRETCH PARTICIPANTS' CREATIVE MUSCLES AND OPEN THEIR EYES TO WHAT THEY ARE TRULY CAPABLE OF. ACCESS ARTS: THROUGH THE ARTS, ADULTS LIVING WITH INTELLECTUAL, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES ARE EMPOWERED TO BE CREATIVE, CONNECT WITH OTHERS, AND THRIVE. JUSTICE ARTS PROGRAM: WOMEN IN COUNTY JAILS BUILD CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS AND DEVELOP A POWERFUL TOOL FOR REFLECTING ON THEIR LIVES FOR UNDERSTANDING AND HEALING. COMPAS SERVES PEOPLE, INCLUDING YOUTH, WHO ARE INCARCERATED OR IN ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE-RELATED PROGRAMS. TEACHING ARTISTS USE AN ARTFORM TO FACILITATE A PROCESS FOR PARTICIPANTS TO USE CREATIVE EXPRESSION TO REFLECT ON AND COMMUNICATE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES AND SHARE THEIR REFLECTIONS WITH THEIR PEERS, FAMILY, AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE GOAL OF GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND HEALING. TOTAL NUMBER SERVED: 26,107
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $681.7K